CVE-2024-57783 Cross-site scripting in Dot
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via XSS in the Dot desktop application due to unsafe DOM manipulation and Node.js API access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-57783?
CVE-2024-57783 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in alexpinel Dot, published on 2 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The desktop application in Dot through 0.9.3 allows XSS and resultant command execution because user input and LLM output are appended to the DOM with innerHTML (in render.js), and because the Electron window can access Node.js APIs.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57783?
How do I fix CVE-2024-57783?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-57783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-57783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-57783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xq2f-f4gq-58p8.